Ed Harris
- a.k.a. Edward Allen Harris
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Edward Allen Harris (born November 28, 1950) is an American actor and director. His performances in Apollo 13 (1995), The Truman Show (1998), Pollock (2000), and The Hours (2002) earned him critical acclaim and Academy Award nominations. Harris has appeared in numerous leading and supporting roles, including in Creepshow (1982), The Right Stuff (1983), Under Fire (1983), Places in the Heart (1984), The Abyss (1989), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), The Firm (1993), Nixon (1995), The Rock (1996), Stepmom (1998), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Enemy at the Gates (2001), Radio (2003), A History of Violence (2005), Gone Baby Gone (2007), National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007), Snowpiercer (2013), Mother! (2017), The Lost Daughter (2021), and Top Gun: Maverick (2022). In addition to directing Pollock, Harris directed the Western film Appaloosa (2008). In television, Harris is notable for his roles as Miles Roby in the miniseries Empire Falls (2005) and as United States Senator John McCain in the television movie Game Change (2012); the latter earned him the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. He starred as the Man in Black in the HBO science fiction-Western series Westworld (2016–2022), for which he earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
German (Deutsch)
Ed Harris wurde am 28. November 1950 in Englewood, New Jersey, geboren und wuchs in Tenaflay auf. Nachdem er zunächst ein Studium an der Columbia University begann, entschied er sich schließlich doch fürs Schauspiel und ging nach Los Angeles um dort am California Institute of the Arts zu studieren. Zunächst spielte Ed Harris am Theater und trat in einigen Gastrollen im Fernsehen auf, bis er schließlich an der Seite von Charles Bronson in Der Grenzwolf (1980) eine erste gewichtigere Rolle erhielt. In George A. Romeros Knightriders – Ritter auf heißen Öfen (1981) war Ed Harris in seiner ersten Hauptrolle zu sehen. Mit seiner Darstellung des Astronauten John Glenn in dem Film Der Stoff, aus dem die Helden sind erntete Ed Harris großes Lob und etablierte sich damit als großer Charakterdarsteller des amerikanischen Kinos. Zwölf Jahre später war er in dem thematisch ähnlichen Film Apollo 13 zu sehen, und wurde dafür für den Oscar nominiert. Oscarnominierungen erhielt Ed Harris außerdem für seine Arbeiten in Die Truman Show (1999), The Hours – Von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit (2003) und Pollock (2001), in dem er nicht nur die Hauptrolle spielte, sondern auch zum ersten Mal Regie führte. Im Jahr 2008 stand Ed Harris erneut vor und hinter der Kamera und verfilmte sein zusammen mit Robert Knott verfasstes Buch zu dem Western Appaloosa.
French (Français)
Ed Harris est un acteur américain de théâtre, de cinéma et de télévision, écrivain, producteur et réalisateur. Il est surtout connu pour avoir joué des seconds rôles dans des longs métrages tels que "Apollo 13", "A Beautiful Mind" et "The Truman Show", ainsi que dans de nombreux rôles récurrents et vedettes de séries télévisées, dont le portrait de l'homme en noir dans "Westworld" de HBO. Il est titulaire d'un BFA en art dramatique du California Institute of the Arts, à Valence, aux États-Unis.
Italian (Italiano)
Edward Allen Harris (nato il 28 novembre 1950 a Englewood, nel New Jersey) è un attore, regista e sceneggiatore statunitense, noto per le sue interpretazioni intense e per i numerosi ruoli in film drammatici e thriller. Dopo gli studi teatrali, Harris inizia la carriera tra teatro e televisione negli anni Settanta, debuttando al cinema nel 1978 con Coma profondo. Negli anni successivi si distingue in film come The Right Stuff - Uomini veri (1983), Alamo Bay (1985) e Walker (1987), affermandosi come interprete di grande intensità. La consacrazione arriva negli anni Novanta grazie a ruoli in film come The Abyss (1989), Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), The Firm (1993), Apollo 13 (1995), The Truman Show (1998) e Nemico pubblico (1998). Per Apollo 13 riceve una candidatura all'Oscar come miglior attore non protagonista, mentre per The Truman Show ottiene una seconda candidatura nella stessa categoria. Nel 2000 debutta alla regia con Pollock, nel quale interpreta anche il pittore Jackson Pollock. La sua interpretazione gli vale una candidatura all'Oscar come miglior attore protagonista. Successivamente recita in film come A Beautiful Mind (2001), The Hours (2002), A History of Violence (2005), Gone Baby Gone (2007), Snowpiercer (2013), Mother! (2017) e Top Gun: Maverick (2022). Harris è inoltre noto per il ruolo del misterioso Man in Black nella serie televisiva Westworld (2016–2022), interpretazione che gli vale diverse candidature ai Primetime Emmy Award. Nel corso della sua carriera ha ricevuto quattro candidature agli Oscar e si è affermato come uno degli interpreti più rispettati del cinema statunitense contemporaneo.
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- Place of Birth
- Englewood, New Jersey, USA
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Cast
| Character | Movie / TV Show | Genres | Release | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Secretary of State Leonard Dekkom | Geostorm | 61% · 5,329 | ||
| Ed DuBois | Pain & Gain | 63% · 4,909 | ||
| David Englander | Man on a Ledge | 64% · 2,881 | ||
| Mr. Smith | The Way Back | 70% · 1,818 | ||
| Mitch Wilkinson | National Treasure: Book of Secrets | 64% · 5,677 | ||
| Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel, USMC | The Rock | 72% · 5,375 | ||
| Gene Kranz | Apollo 13 | 75% · 6,108 |